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Educational Programs & Events
Pacific Horticulture Society sponsors and supports a variety of educational activities up and down the West Coast. These range from talks within other venues such as the major garden shows, co-sponsorship of professional seminars such as those with The Garden Conservancy, and leadership of major symposia with botanic gardens and horticultural groups.
Sorry, we currently have no upcoming programs.
Recent Programs
September 17-18, 2011
Growing Natives Symposium: Inspiring & Enduring Gardens; A two-day symposium on native plant gardening & design
September 17: Lafayette Community Center, Lafayette
September 18: Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Berkeley
Creating inspiring and enduring gardens with California native plants is the theme of this two-day symposium, co-sponsored by California Native Plant Society, the Friends of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden, and Pacific Horticulture. The first day will feature talks by Carol Bornstein, Deva Luna, Mike Craib, Luke Hass, and David Fross. Day two will include workshops and plant sales in the botanic garden.
May 20-22, 2011
Return to Monterey: Regionalism and Sustainability: A Pacific Horticulture Study Weekend
Return to Monterey: Regionalism and Sustainability study weekend will take place on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula, where we will explore the work of Bernard Trainor, his colleagues and cohorts, and study the designs, details, and plantings that make their gardens so distinctively regional and sustainable.
Click here to access the registration form
Click here to access the Study Weekend pamphlet
Mail-in registration only. Registration limited to 50 people for Friday pre-conference tour (SOLD OUT) and 100 people for Saturday and Sunday. When limits are reached a waiting list will be started, please see registration form.
Letters of confirmations will be sent for accepted registrations.
April 15th, 2011
The Way We Garden NOW: A seminar on sustainability, aesthetics, and gardens with integrity
A seminar on sustainability, aesthetics, and gardens with integrity
The Garden Conservancy's Sixth Annual Garden Design Seminar at the Presidio is produced with support from the Garden Conservancy's George W. Rowe Education Fund.
September 23-26, 2010
Gardening Under Mediterranean Skies VIII: Style & Whimsy in the Sustainable Garden
Gardening Under Mediterranean Skies symposium held in the greater Pasadena area on Sept. 23 - 26, 2010. There is room for fun and charm and joy in the garden, and this symposium, titled Style & Whimsy in the Sustainable Garden, was focused on the lighthearted side of gardening in harmony with our climate.
Click here to download a complete symposium brochure and registration form.
July 16th, 2010
2010 Ruth Bancroft Horticultural Series: Make Room for Succulents in Your Garden
One-day horticulture and design seminar presented by
The Garden Conservancy and The Ruth Bancroft Garden
Cosponsored by Pacific Horticulture magazine